First wave of asylum-seekers will arrive by Feb. 19. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the Biden Administration’s plan to grant asylum to…
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ICE Strengthens Fugitive Agreement with Guatemala
Partnership renewed and expanded regarding information sharing. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials met with Guatemalan government officials earlier this month to renew and expand existing agreements…
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Biden Administration Reverses Remain in Mexico Policy
25,000 people awaiting asylum hearings will safely reside in the U.S. President Biden’s administration announced its plans on Friday to reverse the previous immigration policy of barring admission…
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Federal Judge Extends Restraining Order on Deportations
The temporary order is an nationwide injunction against the president’s memo pausing deportations. Southern Texas U.S. District Court Judge Drew Tipton has extended the temporary restraining order for…
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Border Agents Release Migrants into the U.S.
Border is not open, Secretary Blinken says. In a reversal of the policies of recent years, migrant families who have crossed into the U.S. illegally are being released,…
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Overflow Facility for Migrant Children to Re-Open
Will house unaccompanied minors 13 years and older. The Department of Health and Human Services said it is re-opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children at Carrizo…
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President Signs Immigration Executive Orders
Calls on Congress to pass path to citizenship. President Biden signed another round of executive orders on Tuesday designed to return the nation’s federal immigration policies to their…
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Federal Judge Blocks Deportation Freeze
Temporary restraining order provides for 14-day legal challenge. In his first days in office, President Biden issued an executive order to halt the deportation of certain immigrants for…
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President Trump Marks 450 Miles of Border Wall
“I kept my promises,” the president said. On Tuesday, President Trump toured a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall under construction. He signed a plaque on the wall,…
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Supreme Court Hears Immigration Case
Justices to clarify laws pertaining to the removal of non-citizens. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Pham. v. Chavez on Monday. This case deals…
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